bozco Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 Hey, my neighbour just bought herself a little 2 gal hex tank and a betta. She had some wisteria in it, but thats not growing too well. She's not able to maintain a large tank, and she wants this little one to be as little trouble as possible due to health issues. She would like a small plant, that will grow well without much fuss, no fertilzer or water testing, and her light is a little 4 watt incandecent thing. Any suggestions? I promised to take her shopping this week , would like some advice before we go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chloeclose Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 Java fern, java fern and oh, did I mention java fern??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bozco Posted March 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 Ok, that is what I was leaning towards, I just wasnt sure about the light requirements. Now, if she was to go with a java fern would it be better to get a small bit of driftwood or would tying it to a rock be alright? I've only ever grown it on wood before. Oh and I forgot to mention its unheated. But that wouldn't be a problem for java fern would it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chloeclose Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 I think java fern would probably grow in the dark! You could tie it to a rock or something, due to space issues I just leave mine floating in the tank wherever. The bettas love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bozco Posted March 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 Thank you very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsmith Posted March 30, 2005 Report Share Posted March 30, 2005 I'm not sure if the temp will pose a problem but I think anubias sp. would be another option. When I've seen java fern for sale it has always seemed a little expensive to me. E.g. at Petland on McLeod Tr. they're selling one leaf for $18! On Monday Pisces had anubias on sale for 2.99. a couple of those would look great tied to a small piece of driftwood. Plus they stay small enough to be fine in a 2g. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bozco Posted March 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2005 Hey, I just got home from pisces, she decided on a small anubias and another small potted plant I don't recall the name of, but the tag said low light and the temperature range was right so she's trying that out. I planted it all for her and its looking pretty good. Thanks for the help, and yeah, the anubias were on sale. They were kind of picked over, but we found a nice looking young one. She's all set in the plant department now. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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